A Purple Facade That Changed Everything Imagine you’re Silvia from Trieste. You’ve spent years saving up for a piece of Istria - a quiet corner, a garden, a view you get to enjoy every morning. Eventually you buy a building plot. Nice location, good price, plans for the future already taking shape in your head. And then the neighbour starts building. A year later, right …
When you decide to sell your home or start searching for a new property, you quickly find yourself in a maze of listings, phone calls, and conflicting information. In the Croatian real estate market, there is still a common belief that “more agencies means better chances.” As a result, sellers often list their property for sale with multiple agencies, while buyers spend hours calling dozens …
Put Yourself in the Buyer’s Shoes — At Least for Five Minutes Imagine you are Hans from Munich. For years, you have been saving to buy property by the sea. Finally, you have the budget, a free week, and the motivation to start your search. You sit down at your computer and begin browsing listings for property for sale in Istria. The first listing - …
Author: Aljoša Vučetić, Maris Real Estate | Date: January 2026 | Reading time: 8 minutes Let’s be honest - numbers don’t lie. Official data from the Croatian Tax Administration have confirmed what many professionals in the field have been sensing for quite some time: the real estate market in Istrian County experienced a dramatic 34% decline between 2023 and 2025. If you are a property …
The Croatian property market, and especially Istria, is reaching a major turning point. After several years of seemingly unstoppable price growth, real estate in 2026 is entering a new era — one defined by more selective buyers and an adjustment to new economic realities. In other words, the days of selling anything with a roof and four walls, regardless of price or quality, are over. …
If you’re a foreign buyer thinking about purchasing real estate in Croatia, your journey usually begins the same way: typing “property in Croatia” into Google. A few seconds later, you’re hit with thousands of listings, glossy photos, and an overwhelming flood of information spread across countless portals and agency websites. From our long-standing experience at Maris Real Estate, we know just how easy it is …
Pula might look like a quiet coastal town, but it welcomed almost 260,000 tourists and over 1,085,000 overnight stays in just seven months of 2025, which says a lot about how attractive its landmarks really are. In this guide we walk you through the most important Pula attractions, from Roman times to Austro-Hungarian villas, Italian architecture, Brijuni National Park and how all of this shapes …
The Croatian real estate market is appealing and can present a superb investment, but to the outside world, it looks like a complex puzzle: prices are rising, regulations are specific, and buyer expectations are higher than ever, especially among investors from outside the EU. This whirlwind of information – which differs immensely from non-EU countries – can feel overwhelming, so let us simplify it. At …
If you regularly read our articles, you already know we don’t hide the fact that buying real estate is an exciting—but complex—process. After finding your dream property, negotiating the terms, and signing the purchase agreement, many buyers believe the job is done and they can finally relax. However, only when you receive one crucial document—the tabular statement or Consent to Registration of Ownership / Title …
Buying land and planning to build a house or building is a big step in life. To make that dream a reality, you need to go through a complex bureaucratic process, and one of the most important stages of that process is obtaining a building permit. A building permit is a key document that legalizes your project, which means that work can only begin after …
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